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U.S. Sanctions Take Down $24 Billion Crypto Money-Laundering Marketplace Xinbi Guarantee

2026-09-12CryptoMarket NoteLast updated: 12 Sept 2026, 7:35 am
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Summary

U.S. OFAC sanctions and Justice Department action targeted Xinbi Guarantee, a Chinese-language crypto money-laundering platform with about $24 billion in volume, freezing roughly $39 million to $45 million in Tether USDT and dismantling its custodial 'guarantee marketplace' model on Telegram. After…

Key points

  • Exchanges and compliance teams can understand stablecoin freeze capabilities and sanction transmission effects to optimize risk wallet and merchant screening.
  • Issuers' ability to freeze assets has become a key enforcement lever against illicit fund flows, not just the amounts involved.
  • Firms relying on Tron and mainstream stablecoins must strengthen sanctions list and counterparty screening to avoid touching high-risk fund flows.
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